The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 12-6 on Aug 12, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Alex Bregman went 3-for-3 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI for the Cubs.
- David Peterson pitched 5.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
- Jose Tena went 1-for-1 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.
- Jackson Kent pitched 4.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Busch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nico Hoerner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carson Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 40 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Javier Assad | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Washington Nationals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Crews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Ford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Abimelec Ortiz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Chaparro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Tena | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Kent | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jake Bird | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 8.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Aug 11, 2026: CHC 8, WSH 6 · Next Aug 13, 2026: CHC 0, WSH 7
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 11, 2026: CHC 8, WSH 6 · Next Aug 13, 2026: CHC 0, WSH 7